In case you missed this Sunday's Winx Club holiday themed episode, the episode is viewable on Nick.com, and also available for download on iTunes under Beyond Believix volume two. Under this new iteam a brand-new summary for the rest of season five has been posted:

"In the nail-biting, action-packed Season 5 culmination, evil ice dragons thwart Bloom's Christmas plans, the girls start a cleanup campaign on the beaches of Gardenia, Tritannus wreaks havoc on the plants and takes Daphne captive! Then Tritannus sends monsters to Gardenia to attack those involved in the beach cleanup, the Winx have to save the Selkies from Tritannus' Abyss Devourer before they get to the Pillers, the Singing Whales disappear from Melody, Icy's obsession with Tritannus threatens to destroy the Trix evil plans, the Winx Club try to keep the Piller of Balance out of Tritannus's hands, the Sovereign Council comes aboard to help save the Magic Dimention, the Winx are on a mission to protect a nymph's power, Bloom and Sky team up to lead the Sovereign Council in and epic battle against Tritannus before he can take the Emperor's Throne and the planet of Andros, and then...the world!"

Wow, long summary.

What is your opinion of the summary? What about the first half of season five?

It has been no secret that, as of late, the ratings for Winx Club have been less than stellar. After skipping a week (the given reason the low ratings, of course), announcing a re-airing of Secret of the Lost Kingdom, and latest switching the movie out for a brand-new episode of season five; last weekend's episode, "Secret of the Ruby Reef" earned 1.500M in ratings.

Even though the ratings are in a similar area to the Winx's fellow Nick shows, the ratings still aren't great.

I will be the first to admit that I don't pay much mind to ratings typically, but after seeing the Winx's airings effected due to the numbers it soon becomes worrisome.

However there are some factors that needs to be considered: the time slot (one of the biggest issues the series faces, being aired at one (formerly
noon) on Sundays often make it hard for fans who have other commitments
to tune in. Plus it is a bit awkward.), DVRing, iTunes and other on-demand viewing, and advertising.

What would you do, or change to help get Winx's ratings up? What do you believe to be the main reason for the series' current ratings?

New Winx Club pallet at Toys R Us! The other side is the same as the one shown and filled with tons of Beleievix dolls (mainly Bloom, Stella, Flora and Aisha. No Tecna or Musas :( .) and cute dress-up dresses!

For anyone who may have missed this preview this past Sunday, here it is. Hard to believe that we are nearly six episodes into season five already, only seven more left! Looks like the Winx will be gaining the power of Harmonix this week!

Now that we are close to the middle of part one of season five, what are your thoughts of the season so far? What do you like and what don't you care for? Are you upset to see that the Believix is near the end of it's run and what new fairy transformation are you most looking forward to?

Hey guys, first off allow me to apologize for my lack of posts and getting behind on all of the news. With that said, let's just jump right in. Shall we?

Credit for everything goes to my fellow Winx Club bloggers who posted before.

-"The Lilo", last Sunday's debut season five episode is now posted on Nick.com's WInx page as well as a clip from this past Sunday's episode.Also for all the iTunes users you can download the first episode for free and get "The Spill" for $1.99 in SD or $2.99HD, in addition to season three and four's seasons being on discount.

-New images of the brand-new Harmonix dolls have surfaced on a Duch site, with the following information."Winx doll with super long hair to be infinite and brushing her creations. Use the magic brush and the wings move! Packed in beautiful window box."

We have a ton of new Winx news today, so let's get started! Credit goes to Michael's Winx Club, BelieveInWinx and MagixJourney.

-"The Lilo" Clips: Check out theses two new clips from Sunday's season five premier episode; "The Lilo" (and not as in Lilo and Sitch- or at least I hope not) , as uploaded by BelieveInWinx!

Summary:

"The season 5 premiere episode of 'Winx Club,' our girls must hope that people's belief in magic is strong, so they can find the Lilo. The Lilo is a magical plant that will bloom for the first time in centuries, and it's up to the Winx to find it before the evil finds its way first."

-Season Five Images: Back on the tenth, I posted about the official Winx Club website opening up a special season five page. Previously you could only gain access to two of the the three features; Flora's trailer, and Stella's coloring pages. Today Bloom's photo gallery has opened up and you can check out two brand-new screenshots- featuring Bloom herself and Sky- of the upcoming season! Plus it looks as if Rainbow will be adding more screenshots of the fellow Winx fairies; Layla (what happened to Aisha?!), Flora, Tecna, Musa and Stella! So be sure to keep an eye out for that. ;)

-Site Updates: Looks like the official Winx Club site isn't the only one getting a Winx-y makeover, be sure to hop on over to Winx's page on Nick.com/winx to check out their brand-new layout!

What is your thoughts on the brand-new clips and images? Are you excited for Sunday's debut of Beyhond Believix?

Translation:
We are Winx!
Friends! Do it! Magic!
Every day is a challenge for us...
aaaButwe are here!
Ready to win!
A look at a smile and then go!
aaa
You can fly through the stars with us
You know .... there's nothing that will stop us!
Always together! together again!
We are Winx!
Friends! Do it! Magic!
If you need to know
We are here with you!
Invincible!
We are Winx!

Even though we are still only days away from the premier of the fifth season of Winx, the second episode's title have already been announced! As posted on MagixJourney the following summary has been provided by TV Listings.

"Winx Club

Episode: The Rise of Tritannus

NEW

S05, E02

The Winx hold a benefit concert to clean up the oil spill; Tritannus absorbs the spill's pollution and transforms into a monster; Tritannus and Trix escape from prison."

At long last we are getting some details on the upcoming season five which now has been officially confirmed to air on August 26th at noon.

As reported by both MagixJourney and BelieveInWinx, the first episode is titled "The Spill". Here is the summary as provided by DirectTV! "In the kingdom of Andros, Aisha's Uncle Neptune plans to make his son Nereus a prince; Nereus' twin brother disrupts the crowning ceremony and is sent to prison"

Hm, it looks like we will be getting to revisit Aisha's world in the upcoming season!

Any predictions for Beyond Believix? Anything you are hoping for or hoping not to see?

"Each week we'll feature a different Winx doll and you'll have the chance to win it! We'll post images and all you have to do is guess who it is. The images are puzzle pieces, so you'll have to use your powers of Believix to figure out who is who. Repin the images with #WinxClubSweeps and your guess for a CHANCE TO WIN! Find out more about Winx Toys: www.facebook.com/... This week's sweeps ends on 8/19. Winners announced on FB, 8/24."

Credit to BelieveInWinx, full article here."Licensing firm Character World has agreed a deal to create a line of soft furnishings featuring characters from children's TV channel Nickelodeon.Nickleodeon and Viacom Consumer Products has signed an agreement with Cheadle-based Character World, which will develop and produce bedroom textiles, furniture and towelling products featuring favourites including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Victorious, Spongebob SquarePants, Winx Club and Dora the Explorer.
Among the first products to launch will be duvet covers, cushion covers, fleece blankets and sleeping bags.
Tim Kilby, director at Character World, said: "To secure an umbrella deal with Nickelodeon is a major coup for Character World.
"We’re extremely excited to introduce new product ranges featuring favourite Nickelodeon characters into the marketplace."
Character World has 50 staff and supplies retailers including Argos, Littlewoods, Express Gifts and Amazon."

On the official Winx Club web site's announce section a new image along with the caption "Winx Club 5th Season... a new world to discover!" has been added, if you click on 'more' a new page opens up in your browser (as seen below).

On the new season five page by putting your mouse over each of the Winx you can access a different feature.

Starting to the left with our favorite Fairy of Nature, if you click on Flora the season five trailer pops up (the newly updated one also seen on the homepage).

In the middle of the three Winx, Bloom allows you to gain access to a photo gallery; but alas, due to the circle not being shaded in pink you can't access the images quite yet. But be sure to check back later for pics! :)

Last, but never least, is Stella. Click on the fairy of the shinning sun to download black and white coloring pages of the six Winx girls in their new everyday attire. Something really cool they have added is a smaller image of the same image in color for anyone who wants to follow the color scheme. ^^

It looks as if the wait for season five isn't that much longer as a new Winx Club ad has been surfacing the net on TheSlap.com , a real life version of the social networking site the characters of Nick's other show Victorious are often use and talk about in the series.

Back on topic, the ad was first found last night by michelle loves you, yet oddly Nick hasn't aired a new commercial yet in addition to their history of unannounced time changes I'm not fully positive if Beyond Believix will air then, but I remain hopeful and excited more ads will follow.

Meanwhile, for all the Italian Winx fans the official Winx Club web sites confirms that season five is set to air on October 23 at 7:20am Monday- Friday on Rai Due!

What do you all think of Beyond Believix airing in about two weeks, are you excited? Any guess or productions for season five?

Yayyy Enchantix dolls!! Even though the picture is tiny, they look super pretty! However... I am getting a little down about the fact that they keep doing collections of just Bloom, Stella and Flora.. (or even in some cases, just Bloom!). Do you think they'll introduce the other girls later on? What's your opinion on the limited characters?

Amazon has added a preview of a brand-new Winx Club song named "We Are Believix" sung by none of other than Elizabeth Gilles that is available to download on the 28th- Saturday. Being a preview you can only listen to about thirty seconds but trust me when I say it is more than enough to enchant and make you want to sing along!

As posted on Michael's Winx Club, Toys R Us Canada has updated their Winx Club page with new images of products! Ranging from the Beliveix fairies, Concert Collection, Everyday Collection and brand-new store exclusives!

What do you think about the new dolls, wings and role playing attire? What other doll line/character/product do you want to see hit stores next?

In the newest August/September issue of Girls' Life Magazine with -somewhat ironically I might add- Ariana Grande (voice of Diaspro) on the cover, showcases our six favorite fairies on the last three pages of the 'zine. Strangely in order to view the ads properly you will need to flip the magazine.

According to the tweets above, Liz Gilles (Jade West on fellow Nick show Victorious and voice of Dafne) shared the awesome news that a Winx music video is in production! There is no word yet if the other voice actors will appear or not or even the song selection.

My guess has to go for season five's opening theme and it seems that maybe, just maybe Liz will be singing it.

Not sure if this is being spread around a lot in the fandom yet, but the Jakks Pacific dolls are now glitterfying up the shelves at Toys R Us! :D Sadly... (well, not SADLY, just unfortunate for those of us who want to buy them...) they are extremely popular, and are selling out constantly. Somehow I managed to get to Toys R Us in time to pick up three of the girls (when I left, there was only a single Bloom sitting alone on the shelf, who was quickly picked up the next time I checked.) And I must say, I am QUITE pleased with the dolls! If you would like to read a review of the dolls, by all means, keep scrolling! Be warned though, that this will be a very long post. ;)

Aalright, so lets start with the dolls themselves.. They are super super cute. The face has awesome detail - the eyes are accurately proportionate with a vibrant sparkly iris colour, and their noses and lips follow suit in proportions to the face. The makeup wasn't overdone, but gives off a shimmery pink touch to brighten up their eyes and lips. Most of all, their faces are shaped correctly. They aren't flat or squashed looking like some dolls I see, but instead follow the heart-shaped guidelines the cartoon has portrayed on the girls.

I'll be honest, one of the top things that made me wary to buy these dolls was the jointed elbows, wrists and knees. Why? Because I used to have a Barbie doll with them and her limbs just would not STAY. They would flop around and make her look much like a puppet - and not only that, but they were very visible and not very pretty. However, when I took these Winx dolls out and started posing them, their poses stayed in place! And not only that, the joints are hardly even visible. I had tons of fun posing these dolls in sitting positions, battle poses, and simple walk-down-the-street poses. Surprisingly to me, I actually find their posing abilities much more believable than the Mattel line.. here are some examples of how you can pose them.

The only thing bothering me about the doll's proportions are their childish figure. As you can see, they are quite flat-chested, and their torso is overall rather straight up and down, and not as hour-glass-like as the Mattel dolls, or the characters themselves.

Moving on to the clothes. As you can see from Flora's Outfit, it lacks much detail.

They got the idea right, but then they just omitted any details and stuck a flower on the top. Don't get me wrong, the outfit is very cute, but it is quite simple - and I know they could have put more effort into it. However, I am completely in love with how they did the shoes! They are very detailed, and they brought back memories of my Buzz Lightyear and Woody dolls with my name printed on their feet for this reason...

Their logo on their foot. Too cute!

Next, their wings are amazing. I'll admit, I was a bit wary of them at first because they looked cheap and basically looked like a very thin sheet of plastic (which I have had an experience with on another faerie doll... and it fell apart.). But these weren't like that at all! Granted, they are thin, but the plastic is heavy-duty - yet light enough that when you rock the doll back and forth, the wings flutter very realistically (much like a butterfly). Also, they are extremely detailed and look just like they do in the show. The glitter added was a lovely touch, but does tend to rub off and get on everything.

While it's difficult to tell in the photograph, there is actually a Winx X shape jutting out of the back of the wings, which is what fits into the doll's back. I thought that was quite note-worthy for the creativity there! Overall, I actually prefer this style of wings to the Mattel. They are wing like, and not a hard plastic (as much as I love Mattel - and the detail of the wings!)

And next up - the hair! The hair styles are amazing. They are so accurate - and I was completely impressed that they added Bloom's braids into her hair.

My only issue with the hair is that the texture in sections is very hard.. and basically has a very hair-sprayed feel to it. In addition, when I removed the dolls from the box, the hair was rather frizzy - and looked as though it had been brushed several times before being packaged.

The only accessories included in the set are a hairbrush (they are all the same, regardless of the doll - which I found slightly disappointing) and a little membership card that allows you to watch a video on the Nickelodeon website.

Lastly, the price was quite reasonable. (At least compared to what I have been paying for my dolls!) For one Believix doll, her hair brush and collectible card - was $19.99 + tax.

My rating for these gorgeous dolls overall would be 4/5 stars. They were very well done - and I have high hopes for future products by them!